Alexandre Coeff

Alexandre Serge Coeff (born 20 February 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder for Championnat National club Valenciennes.

Alexandre Coeff

Coeff with Lens in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Alexandre Serge Coeff[1]
Date of birth	(1992-02-20) 20 February 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Brest, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back, Defensive miedfielder, Right back
Team information
Current team	Valenciennes
Number	29
Youth career
1998–2003	Cavale Blanche Brest
2003–2004	Guilers
2004–2006	Brest
2006–2008	Plouzane Athletic
2008–2011	Lens
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Lens II	27	(2)
2011–2013	Lens	53	(2)
2013–2018	Udinese	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Granada (loan)	14	(0)
2014–2015	→ Mallorca (loan)	3	(0)
2015	→ Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan)	9	(0)
2015–2016	→ Gazélec Ajaccio (loan)	28	(0)
2016–2018	→ Brest (loan)	58	(4)
2017–2018	→ Brest II (loan)	2	(0)
2018–2019	AEL	8	(1)
2019	Gazélec Ajaccio	13	(0)
2019–2023	Auxerre	93	(3)
2022	Auxerre II	1	(0)
2023	Brescia	1	(0)
2023–2024	Caen	20	(0)
2024–2025	Kerala Blasters	13	(1)
2025–	Valenciennes	13	(1)
International career
2007–2008	France U16	12	(1)
2008–2009	France U17	15	(2)
2010	France U18	3	(0)
2010	France U19	3	(0)
2011–2013	France U20	7	(1)
2013	France U21	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2025

Club career

Youth career

Born in Brest, Coeff previously had stints with Plouzane Athletic, Stade Brestois 29, Guilers and Cavale Blanche Brest.

Lens

Coeff joined RC Lens' youth setup in 2008, aged 16. On 10 October 2008, he signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a three-year deal with Lens.^[2] A rupture of both the medial collateral ligament and anterior cruciate ligament in one of his knees delayed his professional career and, after successfully undergoing rehabilitation, he spent two years playing on the club's reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football.^[3][4]

On 29 May 2011, Coeff made his professional debut, appearing as a substitute in a 0–4 away defeat to AS Nancy.^[5] After being sparingly used during the 2011–12 campaign, he appeared regularly in 2012–13, playing in 37 league matches and scoring once.

Udinese

On 13 July 2013, Coeff signed a five-year deal with Udinese Calcio.^[6] A day later, he was loaned to Granada CF, in a season-long deal.^[7]

Gazélec Ajaccio

On 4 August 2015, Coeff joined to Ligue 1 club Gazélec Ajaccio.^[8]

Brest

In July 2016, Coeff returned to France, and signed a two-year loan contract with Ligue 2 side Brest.^[9]

AEL

On 11 September 2018, Coeff moved to the Greek Superleague, joining AEL on a two-year deal.^[10] On 3 November 2018, he scored his first goal for the club, opening the score in a 1–1 away draw against Levadiakos.^[11]

Return to Gazélec Ajaccio

On 18 January 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Gazélec Ajaccio.^[12]

Brescia

On 1 February 2023, Coeff signed with Brescia in Italian Serie B.^[13]

SM Caen

On 25 July 2023, he signed with French club Stade Malherbe Caen in Ligue 2.

Kerala Blasters FC

On 24 July 2024, the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC announced the signing of Coeff on a one-year deal.^[14] He made his debut for the club on 23 August in a 1–0 loss against Bengaluru FC in the 2024 Durand Cup quarter final by coming as a substitute in the 63rd minute.^[15] Coeff made his first league appearance against Punjab FC on 15 September, which ended in a 1–2 defeat for the Blasters, where he played the entire 90 minutes. He scored his maiden goal for the Blasters against Mohammedans S.C., which ended in a 3–0 win for the Blasters. On 17 January 2025, Kerala Blasters FC and Alexandre Coeff have mutually agreed to part ways.^[16]

Valenciennes

On 26 January 2025, Coeff signed with Valenciennes.^[17]

International career

Born in France, Coeff is of Algerian descent through his maternal grandmother.^[18] He is a France youth international, having earned caps from the under-16 to the under-21 levels.

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played till 14 August 2024^[19]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lens II	2010–11	Championnat National 2	14	0	—		—		—		14	0
	2011–12	Championnat National 2	13	2	—		—		—		13	2
	Lens II total		27	2	—		—		—		27	2
Lens	2010–11	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2011–12	Ligue 2	9	1	1[a]	0	—		—		10	1
	2012–13	Ligue 2	37	1	6[b]	0	—		—		43	1
	Lens total		47	2	7	0	—		—		54	2
Udinese	2013–14	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2014–15	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2015–16	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2016–17	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2017–18	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Udinese total		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Granada (loan)	2013–14	La Liga	13	0	1[c]	0	—		—		14	0
Mallorca (loan)	2014–15	Segunda División	2	0	1[d]	0	—		—		3	0
Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan)	2015	Belgian Pro League	9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
Gazélec Ajaccio (loan)	2015–16	Ligue 1	24	0	4[e]	0	—		—		28	0
Brest (loan)	2016–17	Ligue 2	30	3	2[f]	0	—		—		32	3
	2017–18	Ligue 2	25	1	3[g]	0	—		—		28	1
	Brest total		55	4	5	0	—		—		60	4
Brest II (loan)	2016–17	Championnat de France Amateur 2	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2017–18	Championnat National 3	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Brest II total		2	0	—		—		—		2	0
AEL	2018–19	Super League Greece	8	1	1[h]	0	—		—		9	1
Gazélec Ajaccio	2019	Ligue 2	13	0	0	0	—		2[i]	0	15	0
	Gazélec Ajaccio total		37	0	4	0	—		2	0	43	0
Auxerre	2019–20	Ligue 2	25	0	1[j]	0	—		—		26	0
	2020–21	Ligue 2	35	2	1[k]	0	—		—		36	2
	2021–22	Ligue 2	27	1	2[l]	0	—		1[m]	0	30	1
	2022–23	Ligue 1	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	Auxerre total		94	3	4	0	—		1	0	99	3
Auxerre II	2022	Championnat National 2	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Brescia	2023	Serie B	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Caen	2023–24	Ligue 2	20	0	3[n]	0	—		—		23	0
Caen II	2024	Championnat National 3	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Kerala Blasters	2024–25	Indian Super League	0	0	0[o]	0	—		0[p]	0	0	0
Career total			317	12	26	0	—		3	0	346	12

1. Appearance in Coupe de la Ligue
2. 5 appearances in Coupe de France, 1 appearance in Coupe de la Ligue
3. Appearance in Copa del Rey
4. Appearance in Copa del Rey
5. 3 appearances in Coupe de France, 1 appearance in Coupe de la Ligue
6. Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
7. 2 appearances in Coupe de France, 1 appearance in Coupe de la Ligue
8. Appearance in Greek Football Cup
9. Appearance in Ligue 2 relegation play-offs
10. Appearance in Coupe de la Ligue
11. Appearance in Coupe de France
12. Appearances in Coupe de France
13. Appearance in 2021–22 Ligue 1 relegation play-offs
14. Appearances in Coupe de France
15. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
16. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup